Putin killed Prigogine without consequences, but the death of Utkin will give rise to new conflicts - isw

According to analysts, the Kremlin head managed to separate the founder of the PEC from the mercenaries themselves, after which he could already eliminate him and avoid further "canonization". Russian President Vladimir Putin managed to avoid a script, in which the founder of the group of mercenaries of the Wagner PEC, Yevgeny Prigogin, after his death, could be considered a martyr.

But the death of the so -called "Wagner" Dmitry Utkin, who was on board the aircraft together with Prigogin, will be mentioned for a long time in the ranks of mercenaries. About it reports "Institute of War Research" in the summary of August 24. Earlier, ISW analysts noted that Putin was in no hurry to eliminate Prigogine, fearing indignation by Wagner PEC.

But later he decided that he had already separated the mercenaries from Prigogine and could now kill the founder of the organization without consequences. As for the murder of Utkin, the calculation was probably in the direct elimination of Wagner leaders. After the fall of Prigogine's aircraft on August 23, the sources related to Wagner, apparently, paid more attention to the loss of Utkin.

"Dissatisfaction with the murder of Utkin can be a reason for further conflicts between the Russian military establishment and current and former Wagner staff," the publication reads. Analytics still believe that revenge on those who, according to the Wagner ", responsible for the death of Utkin. , will not be immediately. In trying not to provoke Putin, Lukashenko will refuse to death Prigogine.